INTERVIEW: The curious case of Roddy Collins

He’s as unpredictable as he is exciting, as controversial and divisive a figure to some as anyone there’s been in Irish football, says Ewan MacKenna.

INTERVIEW: The curious case of Roddy Collins
Sat, 07 Mar, 2015 - 00:00
Ewan MacKenna

He’s been called things you wouldn’t print in a family newspaper, but his colourful life is more about character and defiance than eccentricity.

The madness of Roddy Collins.

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